Best deals on Dell gaming laptops since the Dell Inspiron Gaming line (7th Gen Intel CPUs) have been discontinued and replaced with G-series line.
G5 Black, Intel Core i5-8300HQ, 8GB:
- 256GB SSD, GTX 1050TI $1119.20
- 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, GTX 1060 Max-Q $1279.20
Just checked description appears to be Max-Q. I'll update post
EDIT: I've hit the character limit in title. Is in description
A stunning view: With up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 graphics with Max-Q Design Technology and up to 6GB GDDR5 video memory, gameplay is clear and detailed.
It's max Q, although due to the thermal competence of the chassis, it does get pushed and the performance gap is very minimal compared to a normal 1060. Check some youtube reviews benchmarks.
I hope no one is worried about the screen quality. I think many reviews really exaggerated how bad the screen is.
I have it and it's a perfectly fine IPS display.
What is your battery life like?
I haven't used it unplugged
Interesting, this is one of my major concerns with pulling the trigger on this lappy…
It was for me as well to the point I bought a 120hz TN panel. I prefer the 60hz IPS. Could of saved $150.
Great, thanks for this.
This will be a great desktop replacement + school laptop for my gamer kid :)
Lucky kid! It's a beast but I wouldn't want to carry it around in my backpack. It's hefty.
Pfft, hefty? Maybe compared to an ultrabook. But 2.6kg isn't too bad, it's about the same as the old 15" MacBook Pro.
Also the power brick, stationary, text books, rations. It adds up.
And 2 or so hours of battery usage? I have thought about this a lot for friends, and I end up recommending a real desktop and tablet with keyboard for the portable side. There is not much in productivity that cannot be achieved with a cheap Android tablet(SD cards are cheap). 99% of what school kids need is simply word processing and maybe a little mobile browsing.
Hmm the gtx 1050ti model looks good….and i think it has the ports on the right side? Unfortunately it has no HDD and only 8gb of RAM…and i dont think ebay lets you customize it?
If you're going to get another drive might as well upgrade to the 1tb/1060 from an extra $150.
1060 destroys the 1050ti.
This is probably the best option and just sticking another 8GB stick of RAM in it.
But the 1tb option only has a 128GB SSD…and it doesnt look like you can upgrade to a 256gb? Not to mention the 1tb is a 5400rpm…
Whats screen quality like btw?
Personally, I just have Windows and programs on my SSD. All my games are on the 1tb HDD.
Yea, it's 5400rpm but once a game loads, it's not a big deal to me.
Plus, you can upgrade both drives in the future but you can't the graphics card.
The screen is fine. Nice viewing angles, good colour.
You might be able to ask for the extra RAM and HDD by contacting them and they create a custom listing.
Alternatively theres this one with an i7-8750, 16GB RAM, GTX1050TI, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD for $1439.
You could also upgrade it yourself, it has an extra hard drive bay with caddy so it and an extra memory stick slot.
Just on Dell's custom listings: I contacted them last month about an option screen upgrade but they said they only do custom listings for warranty and operating system upgrades, not hardware.
Anyone have suggestions about this one
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-G5-15-Gaming-Laptop-Intel-8…?
It seems alright but i've been very disconnected from Computers for a while now.
I've pretty much decided on this one for my son. He is only 10, so I didn't want to spend more than around $1500 (he wants an Alienware or a HP Omen!). He is paying $1000 which he has saved and I will make up the difference for his Christmas present. This one is $1600 with the 20% off code.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-G5-15-5587-Gaming-Laptop-i7…
My other choice is a custom-built Metabox while the Black Friday sale is still active. I can get a much better system for $1695.
Very nice laptop. Wish I had something like this when I was 10 LOL
Only difference between that one and the one listed is an i7 instead of i5.
Its a $160 price difference, not sure if I would go with it unless I needed the extra processing power.
I guess its good for future proofing.
cracker deal for 4c/8t cpu + 1060 (assume full-fledge non-maxQ ?) at under 1.3k